You guys are missing the point; no suit needs to be filed with Civil Recovery -- you are given notice of an attempt to civil recovery in most states and if you fail to pay they take it to collections. In the case of federal civil recovery, they send you a notice of civil recovery and if you don't pay they take it from your IRS refund (if any) because the IRS is allowed to withhold money to settle other 'federal debts,' of which civil recovery is since 2002.
EDIT: Adding a link because I know that claim seems incredible:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_R...s_(Shoplifting)
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A conviction for shoplifting (theft) is not a prerequisite to the civil demand for damages by the retailer. The civil demand can be made and settled before a civil lawsuit is filed against the shoplifter in the appropriate civil court. A civil demand may be made by the retailer under most state laws whether or not a criminal prosecution has been initiated by the retailers' loss prevention personnel or local law enforcement.
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Last edited by Jinn; 03-18-2010 at 02:42 PM..
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